Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-01-20
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

BY the legal strangulation at Rich
mond, Va, OF Thomas j. Cluverius for the
murder OF his cousin, Fanny Lillian Madison,
the last chapter was ended Of q most sensa-
tional crime. The crime was committed to
cover up Cluverius' criminal relations with
Miss Madison, who was a relative Of Presi-
dent Madison, and tho conviction was largely
circuuast~stiaf- evidence
Albert ODell, James Lamb, John
I. Echols and John Stephens wero hanged at
Fort Smith, Ark, for murders committed in
the Indian territory. The execution passed
Off quietly. O'Del and Lamb killed Edward
Pollard in December, 1885, and at their trial
each tried to convict the other. Echols was a
desperate who had killed and robbed several
persons Stephens was an ignorant negro.
Since sentence was pronounced he had claimed
to have talked with visitants from the other
world, who assured him that his name was
written in the @Book of Life"
The Republican majority in the In
diana House of Representatives, on tho 14th
inst, unsested Cornelius Meagher, DEM
ocratc Representative from Vigo County.
Meagher is q workingman, and an active mem
Der Of the Knights OF Labor, by whom
he was presented as candidate for
the Assembly and subsequently in
dorsed by the Democrats. The unseating
of Meagher broke the Democratic majority OF
two on joint ballot and made the Legislature
q tie. The Republican Senators and Repre-
sentatives next proceeded TO hold o caucus
for the nomination Of candidate for United
Lac l0,,ka fox
minutes, the only name proposed being that
Of Harrison, who was nominated by acclama-
ton.
Cleveland and his civil-service policy
were censured by the Democratic editors of
Indiana at their annual State meeting at In
dianapolis last week. W. Scott Ray, in an ad-
dress ON slow Best to Succeed in 1888" de-
clared that Cleveland's nomination for re-elec-
ton would be dangerous to the party interests.
@The greatest enemy this Government
ever had" said Mr.. Ray, sand the Democ-
racy's most formidable foe is the spurious
dogma of civil-service reform. BY its false
and Exceptional practices the Democratic
party is degraded and forced into the very
jaws of disintegration by law the very an
tithesis of republican form of government
and tho Inauguration Of ideas in harmony
les" David Is. Hill, Of New York, was declar-
ed to be the partys most available candidate
for President in 1888.
A proposed reduction of wages caused
o strike of 3, 500 hands in p Lorillards tobacco
ia Glory at Jersey City.
A Dutch syndicate of bankers at
Amsterdam have purchased go square miles
| Of timber lands in Florida.
The Germans of Chicago are having
@The Mikado" in the tongue of the fatherland.
Mcviczer's fine theater is to be occupied this
week by Isenstein & Selwig's Company, when
German version of Gilbert ana Sullivan's
opera will be sung by cast of considerable
strength. The translation is by young Ger
man of Chicago, who is said to have accom-
plished his work with much felicity.
THE interstate commerce bill passed the
Senate ON the 14th inst. by q vote of 43 to Is
| An effort to secure the recommittal OF the
measure was defeated-yoas, 2j nays, 30. Fol-
| lowing is the vote on the passage Of the meas
ure Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Beck, Berry, Black
burn, Bowen. cockrell, Coke. ColqIitt, conger.
George, Gibson. German, Gray, Hale, Harris,
| Hawiey, Ingalls,, Jones Ark, Jones New,
| Mcmillan, Henderson. Mitchell (Oregon),
Palmer. Plumb, Pugh, sabin. Salisbury, Saw
| yer, Sewell, Sherman, Spooner, Teller, Vance,
| Vest Walthall Whitthorne, Wilson nowal-I3
| Nays-Messrs. Aldrich, Blair, Brown, Cam
| Mitchell pa, Morrill,. Payne, Plat, Williams
| Is. s-Republicans, %; Democrats, 90
neutrality-suspicious., IL; Democrats. 8. In tho
| House of Representatives Mr.. Caldwell submit
tod the conference report on the electoral-count
/ bill, and it was agreed to without debate or d.
/ vision. Mr.. Dibbe presented the conference
| report ON the bill increasing the appropriation
| for the public building at Fort Scott, Kan and
| It was agreed to. (The increase is fixed at $40,
| OOO.)